Although Thirteen Arrows has won multiple stakes after capturing last Saturday's Pan Zarata at Fair Grounds, her connections would love to add a graded win to her résumé. That chance, trainer Larry Jones said, could come in the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie Handicap in February at Laurel Park, though Jones said Thirteen Arrows is merely possible for the race at this point.
California Chrome, the 2014 Horse of the Year, is scheduled to work before the first race at Santa Anita on Saturday, trainer Art Sherman said on Wednesday.
Charles Town handled a record $111,664 per race this year, up 6.82 percent from 2014, according to track officials. Per-race wagering topped the previous record of $110,247 set in 2012.
This has been a breakout year for Jevian Toledo, who came into the season-ending card at Laurel Park on Thursday with a six-win lead in the rider standings. The title would be the first for Toledo, who in 2015 also will lead the overall Maryland Jockey Club standings at Pimlico Race Course and Laurel in both victories and purse earnings.
When I think back on 2015, I will most remember three moments: the final 200 yards of the Belmont Stakes, the sound and feeling right after those 200 yards, and Saratoga the Friday morning before the Travers.
Hawthorne Race Course is back on the harness racing map. The pacers and trotters are returning after a six-year absence for the Jan. 8-Feb. 6 Suburban Downs winter meeting. After the opening weekend, the schedule calls for nightly 10-race programs from Wednesday through Sunday.
Nassau County Off-Track Betting has selected Belmont Park as a location to place 1,000 video lottery terminals, the company announced Tuesday, but the project still faces several hurdles before it becomes a reality.
The catalog for the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic winter mixed sale is now available online, with 167 entries.
Horses to watch from Woodbine Harness.
Free: Santa Anita Horses to Watch for week of Dec. 28
